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NASCAR Cup Series

Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400

Texas Motor Speedway

April 14th, 2024

Race #9 of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Season

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Laps Scheduled: 267
- Extended to 276 laps
Miles Raced : 414.0
Time of Race : 03 Hours 33 minutes 14 seconds
Average Speed: 116.492 mph
Cautions: 16
Caution Laps: 72
Lead Changes: 23
Cars in Race : 38
Finished On Lead Lap: 31 (82%)

#5 NASCAR Next Gen car — Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images

FIN	ST	Car #	Driver	Make	TOT PTS	F PTS	B PTS	PO PTS	Laps	Led	x Led	S1	S2	STUS
1	24	9	Chase Elliott	Chevrolet	45	40	5	5	276	39	3	7	10	Running
2	22	6	Brad Keselowski	Ford	40	35	5	0	276	0	0	0	6	Running
3	6	24	William Byron	Chevrolet	36	34	2	0	276	0	0	9	0	Running
4	4	45	Tyler Reddick	Toyota	40	33	7	0	276	37	2	4	0	Running
5	17	99	Daniel Suarez	Chevrolet	32	32	0	0	276	0	0	0	0	Running
6	5	14	Chase Briscoe	Ford	43	31	12	0	276	0	0	5	5	Running
7	10	23	Bubba Wallace	Toyota	40	30	10	0	276	5	1	10	2	Running
8	15	3	Austin Dillon	Chevrolet	29	29	0	0	276	0	0	0	0	Running
9	35	8	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	28	28	0	0	276	0	0	0	0	Running
10	16	77	Carson Hocevar	Chevrolet	27	27	0	0	276	0	0	0	0	Running
11	20	22	Joey Logano	Ford	26	26	0	0	276	14	1	0	0	Running
12	26	41	Ryan Preece	Ford	25	25	0	0	276	0	0	0	0	Running
13	2	54	Ty Gibbs	Toyota	26	24	2	0	276	5	1	0	9	Running
14	9	19	Martin Truex Jr	Toyota	23	23	0	0	276	0	0	0	0	Running
15	19	17	Chris Buescher	Ford	22	22	0	0	276	0	0	0	0	Running
16	36	16	Ty Dillon	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	276	0	0	0	0	Running
17	3	20	Christopher Bell	Toyota	29	20	9	0	276	1	1	2	0	Running
18	21	10	Noah Gragson	Ford	19	19	0	0	276	0	0	0	0	Running
19	27	43	Erik Jones	Toyota	25	18	7	0	276	0	0	0	4	Running
20	38	31	Daniel Hemric	Chevrolet	17	17	0	0	276	0	0	0	0	Running
21	1	5	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	26	16	10	1	276	77	5	1	0	Running
22	23	7	Corey Lajoie	Chevrolet	15	15	0	0	276	0	0	0	0	Running
23	31	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Chevrolet	17	14	3	0	276	0	0	0	8	Running
24	32	51	Justin Haley	Ford	13	13	0	0	276	0	0	0	0	Running
25	8	2	Austin Cindric	Ford	12	12	0	0	276	0	0	0	0	Running
26	18	71	Zane Smith	Chevrolet	11	11	0	0	276	0	0	0	0	Running
27	33	15	Kaz Grala	Ford	10	10	0	0	276	0	0	0	0	Running
28	29	21	Harrison Burton	Ford	13	9	4	0	276	7	1	0	7	Running
29	37	84	Jimmie Johnson	Toyota	8	8	0	0	276	0	0	0	0	Running
30	11	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	15	7	8	0	276	37	2	3	0	Running
31	28	38	Todd Gilliland	Ford	6	6	0	0	276	3	1	0	0	Running
32	12	1	Ross Chastain	Chevrolet	15	5	10	1	275	33	2	0	1	Accident
33	7	12	Ryan Blaney	Ford	17	4	13	0	268	17	3	6	3	Running
34	30	42	John Hunter Nemechek	Toyota	3	3	0	0	226	0	0	0	0	Accident
35	13	34	Michael McDowell	Ford	5	2	3	0	143	0	0	8	0	Accident
36	25	4	Josh Berry	Ford	1	1	0	0	136	0	0	0	0	Accident
37	14	48	Alex Bowman	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	0	Accident
38	34	33	Austin Hill	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	98	1	1	0	0	Steering

Race Infractions

Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway

Driver	Infraction	Penalty	Lap	Lap Assessed	Flag
Jimmie Johnson	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Kyle Busch	Pre-Race to the Rear Backup Car	Tail End	0	0	White
Kaz Grala	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Kaz Grala	Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box	Pass Thru	40	43	Green
Ty Gibbs	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	54	55	Yellow
Zane Smith	Removing equipment from assigned pit area	Tail End	84	88	Yellow
Todd Gilliland	Equipment Interference	Tail End	84	88	Yellow
Alex Bowman	Commitment Line Violation Garage	Tail End	100	0	Yellow
Alex Bowman	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	100	0	Yellow
Christopher Bell	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	101	106	Yellow
John Hunter Nemechek	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	102	106	Yellow
Chris Buescher	Equipment Interference	Tail End	103	106	Yellow
Carson Hocevar	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	114	118	Yellow
Carson Hocevar	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon	Tail End	114	118	Yellow
Christopher Bell	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	115	118	Yellow
Kyle Larson	Unspecified Loss of Wheel - 2 Laps	Other - See Notes	117	119	Green/Yellow
Kyle Larson	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	117	118	Yellow
Christopher Bell	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	122	125	Yellow
Josh Berry	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	137	0	Yellow
Corey Lajoie	Driving through more than 3 pit boxes On Exit	Tail End	139	142	Yellow
Daniel Suarez	Equipment Interference	Tail End	139	142	Yellow
Daniel Suarez	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	141	142	Yellow
Chase Briscoe	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	173	177	Yellow
Ryan Blaney	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	181	184	Yellow
Ryan Blaney	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	181	184	Yellow
Ryan Blaney	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area 2 Laps - DVP	Other - See Notes	181	190	Green/Yellow
Chase Briscoe	Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box	Tail End	182	184	Yellow
Chase Briscoe	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	183	184	Yellow
John Hunter Nemechek	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	229	0	Yellow
Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	255	259	Yellow
Denny Hamlin	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	266	270	Yellow
Kaz Grala	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	271	274	Yellow
Harrison Burton	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	271	274	Yellow

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Race Fast Facts

Texas Motor Speedway
AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400
Race Winner: Chase Elliott
Age: 28
Team : No. 9 - Hooters Chevrolet
Owner: Rick Hendrick
Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
Chase Elliott won the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400, his 19th victory in 295 Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2024.
This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 14 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Brad Keselowski (second) posted his 14th top-10 finish in 29 races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2024.
William Byron (third) posted his sixth top-10 finish in ten races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Carson Hocevar (10th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kyle Larson leads the point standings by 17 points over Martin Truex Jr..

Race Recap

Chase Elliott wins in double overtime, snaps 42-race winless streak at Texas

April 14th, 2024

By Holly Cain - NASCAR Wire Service

Chase Elliott held off the field in a thrilling, wildly-popular double overtime victory in the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway Sunday afternoon to earn his first victory in 42 starts – dating back to the 2022 season.

By no means was it an easy win for the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion and the sport’s perennial Most Popular Driver, but that’s part of what made it so special to 28-year old Georgia-native. The driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet prevailed in three late race restarts – including two in overtime – to claim his first NASCAR Cup Series win on the 1.5-mile Texas high banks and first trophy since a Playoff victory at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway in October 2022.

“Oh man, it couldn’t feel any better,” said a smiling Elliott, who did a “reverse” victory lap around the track in homage to the late series champion Alan Kulwicki, whose car was also sponsored by the Hooters restaurant chain that Elliott’s car carried on Sunday.

“Couldn’t be any more grateful for this journey and the fact, it hasn’t always been fun but certainly I have enjoyed working with our guys,” he continued. “We’ve been working really hard and really well together and that’s always been fun. We’ve enjoyed the fight together.”

RFK Racing owner/driver Brad Keselowski finished a season-best runner-up in a race that lasted more than three and a half hours and had a track record 16 caution periods.

On a restart with two laps of regulation to go, Elliott and Denny Hamlin were vying for the lead side-by-side when Hamlin’s No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota got loose and into the wall, putting the race into a two-lap overtime shootout. Trackhouse Racing’s Ross Chastain started alongside Elliott but couldn’t pass him before another caution came out a lap into overtime, forcing another restart.

On that restart, Elliott got ahead of Chastain again and took the white flag signaling one lap to go, when Chastain was tagged from behind by Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron – officially ending the race. Chastain, who led 33 laps on the day was credited with a 32nd-place finish. Hamlin, who led 37 laps, ended up 30th.

Elliott conceded the afternoon was a full-on day of drama and high competition. There were 23 lead changes among 13 drivers – seven of whom led double digit laps.

“It was crazy,” he said, “And I couldn’t be more proud of our team.”

Bryon, a three-race winner this season, was third, followed by 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick and Chastain’s Trackhouse Racing teammate Daniel Suarez.

“We didn’t have a ton of speed, I was more frustrated than anything because I feel like we have a great team and we don’t have the speed to go with it and we’re doing all we can do to overcome that,” Keselowski said, adding. “So proud of the team for the pit stops, the strategy and the execution [today].”

Differing pit strategies and plenty of pit road issues played into the late race push to the checkered flag.

With 60 laps remaining Reddick pulled away to the biggest lead of the race – more than six seconds on the field, but a slow pit stop – trouble with the left rear tire – forced him into a game of catch-up. His top five was impressive considering the setback.

Similarly, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Martin Truex Jr., who has led the championship standings this year, was running up front when he had trouble on pit road – forced to make two stops on the final pit stop cycle to correct a loose wheel. He finished 14th despite the woes.

And the day’s most dominant driver, Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson also had to rally from a setback. He started his No. 5 Hendrick Chevrolet from the pole position for the third consecutive week and led a race best 77 of the 276 laps early – winning the opening stage, only to have a right rear tire fall of his car during an early caution period.

He was penalized two laps for the tire situation – per the rulebook – and spent much of the remainder of the race trying to make up ground. He got back on the lead lap and was moving forward when he was caught in an accident with only eight laps remaining.

Larson ultimately finished 21st, but holds a 17-point edge over Truex atop the NASCAR Cup Series championship.

Stewart-Haas Racing’s Chase Briscoe finished sixth. Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Dillon earned his best finish of the season with a seventh-place run. 23XI Racing’s Bubba Wallace, RCR’s Kyle Busch and Spire Motorsports rookie Carson Hocevar rounded out the top-10.